Syria’s civil war spread to the streets of Lebanon when at least five people died in gun battles between rival factions. Alawite forces loyal to Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad fought Sunnis, who support Syria’s rebels, in the coastal city of Tripoli wounding 45 people. The Lebanese army fanned out to calm the fighting, with soldiers […]

It's the age-old question that Terry Wogan used to ask every single year during his Eurovision Song Contest commentary - what were Israel doing taking part, exactly, when they're not actually in Europe? Sir Terry may long since have departed the Eurovision arena, but even now, with the Song Contest just days away, people continue to ask - how indeed can Israel take part, not to mention the likes of Georgia, Armenia, and even our host nation Azerbaijan? Should they not be part of some Asiavision spectacle instead?.

UAE international Theyab Awana is expected to escape a ban for his unconventional back-heeled penalty during a recent win over Lebanon, despite his own manager describing his spot kick as 'disrespectful'.